
Intermedia Yew 
In the words of the late Ernest H. Wilson, it was “an auspicious day for 
American gardens, when, in 1861, Dr. George K. Hall introduced from 
Japan, Taxus cuspidata, which has proved perfectly immune to. the worst 
winters this country has since known.” 
Hatfield Yew 

Brown's Yew 
Brown’s Yew 
(Taxus media browni) 
HIS is one of the newer varieties which we have been growing in the 
Hill Nursery in recent years. The normal development is a graceful 
vase shape, somewhat more upright than the regular Spreading 
Japanese Yew. It has heavy waxy, dark green foliage, grows rapidly and 
develops into a graceful and attractive habit; was introduced by Cottage 
Gardens, of Long Island, and named for Mr. Robert Brown of that firm. 
Hatfield Yew 
(Taxus media hattfieldi) 
HIS is the best known of the many hybrid forms developed by the late 
Mr. Hatfield, who for many years was superintendent of the Hunnewell 
Estate in Wellesley, Mass. As grown in most nurseries, the tree resem- 
bles Hicks Yew somewhat, but is of bushier and heavier growth, usually 
growing with more or less flat top, with the upper part of the tree wider 
than the bottom, giving it a graceful vase form. 
Intermedia Yew 
(Taxus cuspidata intermedia) 
HIS Yew somewhat resembles the older and better known Dwarf 
Japanese Yew (Page 27) as it has the same heavy plump needles of 
extremely dark green color. It is, however, a much faster grower, due 
perhaps to the fact that it starts its growth much earlier in the season. 
While it has been on the market but a short time, planters who have 
become acquainted with it are very enthusiastic over the many fine quali- 
ties of this interesting form. 

Topiary work fashioned with Yews 
